The Texas House is looking to crackdown on crooked auto mechanics installing counterfeit air bags. A proposal from state Rep. Jose Menendez, D-San Antonio, to enhance criminal penalties for knowingly …

On this day — the Senate is locked, stocked, cocked and then stuck on the issue of campus carry; work progresses on a compromise between the House and Senate on sonogram legislation; the Comptroller’s office explains how 3 million Texans had their personal information made available; and more Prop 12 bonds for road construction
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On this day — campus carry stalls temporarily in the Senate; the House approves of a statewide ban on texting and driving; another school district announces another round of layoffs; finding new ‘non-tax’ revenue sources is proving a challenge; and the speed limits may be able to go up
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On this day — the House will attempt to storm the cliffs of the current budget shortfall; the 2030 Commission will release a new report estimating how much it would cost to keep traffic from getting worse; a Senate committee is expected to vote out campus-carry legislation and Lyle Lovett comes to town.
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